Brian O'Kane

Brian O’Kane has performed and recorded with groups including the Rob McConnell Tentet, The Boss Brass, John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Jazz Orchestra, Hilario Duran’s Latin Jazz Big Band as well as the Barry Elmes Quintet. He has also performed at many jazz festivals across Canada and abroad. Brian has backed up a lengthy list of international artists including Paul Anka, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra Jr., Diana Krall, and has appeared on many theatre productions in Toronto, the Shaw Festival, and has played on numerous records/CDs, radio and television shows and commercial jingles.

Brian has also performed with classical ensembles including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Hannaford Street Silver Band, the Hamilton Philharmonic Brass Ensemble, and True North Brass. Along with being hired as the Head of the Brass Department at Toronto’s Humber College, he has been featured as an artist/clinician at various universities and colleges in Canada and has performed as a featured soloist at the International Trumpet Guild Conference.

As well being a Yamaha Canada Artist, Brian is an endorsing artist for Gard Bags.

Yamaha Instruments played: YTR8335LAS and YFH631G